WEBVTT ANGELA: THE SHERIFF HERE INMARTIN COUNTY SAYS THIS BOW ANDARROW HELPED INVESTIGATORS TRACKDOWN THERE MAN.THEY SAY THE COMPANY THAT OWNSOURSELVES THIS BOW AND ARROWWERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THESUSPECT.TONIGHT THAT SUSPECT IS HEREBEHIND BARS AT THE MARTIN COUNTYJAIL.>> JUST GOT VIDEO OF HIMSHOOTING THE SIGN.RECORDED.ANGELA: MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFFDEPUTIES BELIEVE THAT FLASH YOUSEE ON THE SCREEN IS THE SUSPECTSHOOTING AT A SIGN ON THEHIGHWAY OVER THE WEEKEND.THIS VIDEO SHOWS DEPUTIESTRAILING THE SUSPECT AND THENSTOPPING HIM BEFORE TAKING HIMINTO CUSTODY.THAT SUSPECT IS NATHAN FIORELLA.HE APPEARED BEFORE A JUDGETUESDAY AFTERNOON.>> MR. FIORELLA YOU'VE BEENARRESTED BY WARRANT ON A CHARGEOF SHOOTING OR THROWING A DEADLYMISSILE. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?>> I JUST WANT TO SAY, CONVICTCONFUSION, CONSPIRACY, CONTROL.THAT'S IT.>> THANK YOU SIR.>> AND CONS, THE WHOLE SYSTEM ISA CON. ANGELA: FIORELLA IS ACCUSED OFGOING ON A SHOOTING SPREE WITH AHIGH POWERED AIR RIFFLE PELLETGUN, CAUSING THOUSANDS OFDOLLARS IN DAMAGE TO AT LEAST 15DIFFERENT STRUCTURES, INCLUDINGTHE PALM BEACH COUNTYCOURTHOUSE, WITHIN THE PASTSEVERAL MONTHS.HE'S ALSO ACCUSED OF SHOOTINGTHE GLASS DOOR HERE AT BRASWELLBAIL BONDS.THE OWNER IS GLAD TO KNOW THESHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS A SUSPECTIN CUSTODY.>> I WAS HAPPY.I WAS HAPPY BECAUSE LIKE I SAID,RANDOM VIOLENCE, AND THAT'S WHATIT IS, IT'S VIOLENCE, IN ONESHAPE FORM OR ANOTHER, IT'SVIOLENCE. ANGELA: THE SHERIFF ADMITS HEWANTED THE SUSPECT OFF THESTREETS.>> WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE BUTOUR THEORY IS THAT BASED ON THEAMOUNT OF SHOOTINGS THAT WEREOCCURRING, IT LOOKED LIKE HE WASBUILDING UP TO A CRESCENDO, ANDIT'S NOT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT ITWAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFOREHE SHOT SOMEBODY.ANGELA: AGAIN, HE REMAINS HEREBEHIND BARS.BOND SET AT $200,000.THE SHARE FOR SAYS THERE WASALSO A CONNECTION BETWEEN SOMEOF THE BUSINESSES AND THESUSPECT DID ONE OF THEBUSINESSES -- BRASWELL BAIL

Officials with the Martin County Sheriff's office have arrested a man suspected in a shooting spree that caused thousands of dollars in damage at 15 structures throughout the past few months.

According to the sheriff's office 32-year old Nathan Fiorella was taken into custody at approximately 2:30 a.m.

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Fiorella is accused of shooting deadly projectiles from a high powered pellet gun and air rifle, into government and private buildings. Detectives are also trying to confirm if Fiorella used a handgun.

Sheriff William Snyder admit he was concerned things could escalate.

"We don't know for sure but our theory is that based on the amount of shootings that were occurring it looked like he was building up to a crescendo and it's not hard to believe that it was only amount of time before he shot somebody," said Snyder.

The most recent reported incident took place at the state attorney’s office and bail bond office, when employees discovered shattered glass.

Officials said other buildings hit over the past several weeks include the elections office, a high school and private businesses.

They said detectives developed leads which led them to Fiorella.

The sheriff says investigators were able to trace the air rifles to an out-of-state store. He said teams conducted surveillance on Fiorella's home and ultimately caught him on Martin County Sheriff's Office Air Video reportedly shooting from his vehicle, a black Escalade at a sign in Martin County.

Officials said Fiorella was reportedly caught overnight and was taken into custody. The arrest was captured on night video from Air1.

Sheriff's officials served a search warrant on Fiorella's Stuart home and said they found weapons and ammunition consistent with the caliber of high powered projectiles used in all of the shootings.

Fiorella was charged with shooting a deadly missile into a structure. He was taken to the Martin County Jail on $200,000 bond.